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Superman: True Brit - John Cleese

Description: ISBN 1845760123 / Genre: Graphic Novels / Comics / Author: John Cleese, Kim Johnson, John Byrne, Mark Farmer / Paperback / 96 Pages / ... more

Superman: True Brit - John Cleese ... Book is published 2006-01-23 by Titan Books Ltd

Newest Review: ... be taken seriously at all, however that isn't the case at all. Sure the humor may be a bit dated, but John Cleese's comedy ... more

... was designed so that it didn't offend the target market, hence the old British stereotypes being used here rather than attacking the modern day British public. Superman is called Colin in this story, as it's a proper English name unlike Clark. Along with the English name comes the fear of "What will the neighbors think?" that causes Colin to suppress his powers when he first discovers them. This results in him being far more clumsy when he takes on the role of Superman, causing him to make just as many pr...more

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Superman: True Brit - John Cleese: John Cleese's Superman (361 words)
by - written on 22/04/09 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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Quite a few people would have read Superman: Red Son, where the baby Superman lands in the USSR and the story goes on from there; in this book he lands somewhere quiet different, Weston-super-Mare. Whereas Red Son was a serious what-if storyline, this is more tongue in cheek, a comedy of a graphic novel. With John Cleese (THE John Cleese) co-writing this it seemed that this was going to be a book that shouldn't be taken seriously at all, however that isn't the case at all. Sure the humor may be a bit dated, but John Cleese's comedy was designed so that it didn't offend the target market, hence the old British stereotypes being used here rather than ... Read the complete review